Persa — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

Persa, ae, f., = Πέρση, daughter of Oceanus, mother of Circe, Perses (the father of Hecate), Æetes, and Pasiphăe, by the Sungod, Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.; also called Perseis, Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48.—Hence, Per-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Persa, Persean: Perseia Hecate, Val. Fl. 6, 495: proles, i. e. Æetes, id. 5, 582.— Persēĭs, ĭdis, f., the female descendant of Persa, Hecate, Stat. Th. 4, 481.—Adj.: Perseides herbae, i. e. magic herbs, Ov. R. Am. 263.—Perseis (sc. Musa), the title of a Latin poem, Ov. P. 4, 16, 25.

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